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Stocks Plummet As Coronavirus Cases Spread
Stocks fail their "fizzical" as coronavirus cases spread
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Those of us of a certain age are likely to remember the Corona soft drink ad campaign way back in the 1970s and 1980s, where "every bubble's passed its fizzical".
I'm reminded of that given recent events and the fact that the coronavirus appears to have knocked the fizz out of what has been a very long bull market in stocks. The sharp declines in equity markets in the last week have turned investor sentiment on its head in a fashion that is almost schizophrenic in nature. From the unshakeable optimism seen at the beginning of the year, investors have done a complete U-turn, switching from excessive optimism to outright pessimism in less than a week.
US markets in particular have managed to defy the laws of gravity since 2016, along with the Nikkei 225, on a combination of activist central bank policy of low interest rates and asset purchase programmes, as well as some modest growth across the global economy. This could never go on for ever, although there was a feeling that whenever markets hit a rocky patch there was a "central bank put", which could act as a ready-made market stop-loss.
When it comes to stimulus programmes to stimulate economic activity in the form of cheap loans and tax cuts, as was enacted by the US administration in 2017, this generally always prompts an economic uplift. It's certainly a process that has worked well for the last 11 years since the lows of March 2009, when it comes to gains in stock markets.
The chart below gives us a decent indication of how the various key stock market benchmarks have performed in the aftermath of the eurozone debt crisis, with the performance of the FTSE 100 a significant disappointment, when compared to its peers, given the weakness of the pound.
Stock markets benchmark performance - last 7 years
Source: CMC Markets
What tends to get overlooked is that the FTSE 100 is not a total return index, unlike the DAX, which is, and thus skews the outperformance in its favour, while the Nikkei 225 has had the Bank of Japan buying equity ETFs, which has helped boost its performance.
In the last few days this easy money process looks to have met its match in the form of the coronavirus, at a time when central banks are already at the limits of what they can use in their monetary arsenals. Further cuts in rates and other stimulatory measures are all well and good, but when faced with a pandemic that could turn into an epidemic, they appear to have met their match with chilling consequences for the global economy. A lot of the economic impact of the virus, with respect to the quarantines, travel bans and restrictions, will result in lost output, which may never be regained, not to mention any damage to short-term consumer confidence if this state of affairs continues into Q2.
The global consumer has been the one remaining pillar that has sustained the global economy these past 12-18 months, and recent events could well knock this pillar away for at least the next 6-9 months, not to mention the disruption to global ports, supply chains and consumer confidence, which is likely to take time to repair. Given the speed of recent declines there is some nervousness on the part of investors as to the timing of when to start putting money back into the stock market.
This is a tough call, but given the length of the upswing over the last 11 years, there is a school of thought that we could have quite a bit further to fall, with the big question being by how much.
Beginning with the FTSE 100, recent falls have seen us slide back to one-year lows and a key area of support, but crucially still in the uptrend we've been in since 2009. However, if we fall much further we could start to approach some key support levels starting at 6,500, and with US markets more bulled up on steroids than the rest of the market, any collapse there will drag the rest of the world with it.
Recent warnings from Microsoft and Apple are likely to just be the start, and given that tech has led this rally over the last few years it could well be tech that causes further declines. Looking at the S&P 500, you can immediately see how over-extended it is with prices now approaching the 50-week or 200-day MA, currently at 3,050. Even with the recent declines we are only back to where we were last summer.
The bull market black trend line from the 2009 lows is even further away at 2,400, so there is scope to fall a lot lower if confidence really implodes. Whether the US Federal Reserve would allow that to happen is another matter, ditto the US government in an election year, but nonetheless it gives you an indication as to how high we've come in the last 11 years, with the tech sector driving most of the gains.
US SPX 500 weekly chart
As far as the FTSE 100 is concerned we are in touching distance of the trend line from the March 2009 lows which also coincides with the lows seen in 2018 around the 6,500 level.
This is likely to be a key support zone in the short to medium term, after we broke below the psychologically important 7,000 level earlier this week.
UK 100 weekly chart
It is also important to note that the FTSE 100 has traded in a fairly predictable range over the past 3 years or so, never falling too far, or rising too fast. This stability will inevitably induce the familiar refrain that the FTSE 100 is now back where it was at the beginning of the century.
It certainly is, but it is a completely misleading comparison borne out of ignorance. It is a significantly different beast now than it was then, and as stated previously it is not a total return index. If you look at the FTSE 250 it's quite a different story, and this index has more than outperformed its bigger brother.
Moving on to the DAX, which is a total return index, we've also seen out performance here, and again we are on the cusp of approaching some key support areas. Firstly we have some support at around the 12,000 level, where we have the 200-week MA and just above that support from the 2018 lows.
Germany 30 weekly chart
This is likely to be a fairly solid area of support, and as can also be seen, the gains in the last few years show that the longer-term trend line from the 2009 lows is way back down near the 10,000 level. What this tells us is that while these sharp declines are disconcerting, they are still well above the levels we were at a few years ago.
It is also important to remember that one of the reasons we are seeing so much volatility is that 11 years into this particular bull market, there is a whole generation of equity market traders who have never experienced a full-blown stock market sell-off. As Sir Alex Ferguson once famously put it – it's "squeaky bum time".
Alternatively investors could look at gold prices – they could well be up at $1,800 an ounce by year end, or even before that, if we continue to see sharp falls in stock prices, as this will likely prompt additional rate cuts by the US Federal Reserve. The US dollar is probably one of the only currencies that gold hasn't made a new record high against over the past few years.
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After interviewing a doctor for a Senior News &Times story, I took a minute to stop in the fascinating Pearson Museum which is a repository for medical and scientific artifacts. Here you can see an array of items that originated in the Midwest. The museum is part of the SIU Medical campus and is under the administration of the Department of Medical Humanities. In the museum you will find items that include the history of medicine, health care, nursing, dentistry, and pharmacy.
In addition to ongoing exhibits and preservation activities, the Pearson offers a variety of lectures, public programs, and award-winning publications. An annual Medical History Lecture Series is sponsored by the Department of Medical Humanities for the Friends of the Pearson Museum.
Besides just being open to take a stroll through, SIU offers outreach programs and workshops here for to area schools, colleges, and historical associations.
While I have been here before, it was a while and I enjoyed perusing the unusual items. To visit, call 217.545.4261 to make an appointment. Located on Rutledge street, the building is across from Memorial's ER.


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War, Inc.
Genre(s): Action, Comedy, Thriller, War
Directed by: Joshua Seftel
Producer: John Cusack, Vic David, Doug Dearth, Danny Lerner, Grace Loh, Mark Roper, Les Weldon, Katsuhiko Yoshida
Cast: John Cusack, Hilary Duff, Marisa Tomei, Joan Cusack, Dan Aykroyd, Sergej Trifunovic, Ned Bellamy, John McLaughlin, Montel Williams, Ben Kingsley,...
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In Theaters: 23 May 2008
Distribution: First Look International, VVS Films, Nu Image Films, Top Film, Manga Films, Moonlight Films
When it comes to war...America means business
When the fictional desert country of Turaqistan is torn by a riot after a private corporation, Tamerlane, owned by the former Vice President of the United States, has taken over the whole state. Brand Hauser, a hit man who suppresses his emotions by gobbling down hot sauce, is hired by the corporation's head to kill the CEO of their competitors.
To do this, he has to have a cover-up which is in the form of a gala wedding by the outrageous Central Asian Superstar Yonica Babyyeah.
Everything changes when the ruthless killer finds himself head-over-heels in love with a sexy reporter Natalie Hegalhuzen.

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Prodigy Alert: Aretha Franklin Biopic Is Taking Online Auditions To Play Young Aretha, Does The World Possess Such Talent?
The Queen of Soul was one of a kind, even at age 14.
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The Aretha Franklin biopic Respect is headed for the big screen with Jennifer Hudson playing the adult Queen of Soul.
However, anyone who knows Aretha Franklin knows that the the songstress started singing for the heavens at a very early age. Now, the producers for Respect are searching for someone who can fill her young church shoes back when she was belting gospel under her father's church.
The casting description reads:
"African American girl to play ages 10-14. Charismatic child prodigy. At times painfully shy, at other times joyful, especially when playing the piano and singing. MUST SING WELL, IDEALLY WITH A SOARING GOSPEL SOPRANO. PLAYING PIANO IS A PLUS. LEAD."
Just for a little context, below is a clip of Aretha singing "Precious Lord" from her first live album Songs of Faith in 1956, according to Biography.com. She was only 14 years old at the time of the recording.
So yea…the movie has some big church shoes to fill.
The power and tone of Aretha's voice is so distinct, it begs the question, can they find a child of God worthy enough to take on Aretha? Granted, there have been some potentials in the past.
Let's not forget Jazmine Sullivan giving us iconic vocals at age 11 when she blew the house down as Dorthy in The Wiz.
More recent singers like Destiny Chukunyere have also proven that they have the chops for big songs. Chukunyere even paid tribute to Aretha when she was 14 on Britain's Got Talent singing "Think."
The world is ripe with potential.
Folks who are thinking about auditioning for Respect better get a move-on, however. Rehearsals are set for September for a shoot that starts in October. If you think you or your cousins have the chops to take on prodigy Aretha, you can submit for the role here.
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When planning your baseball practice drills, take some of your team's favorite drills and games and only use those for the day or week. Your players will love it and you'll find they give 110% and feel you respect their input.
working on quick hands to the ball & upper body strength: Same concept as the pitching speed drill except for bat speed. Soft-toss to batter as quickly as possible.
Game: Count how many balls hit in a set amount of time or time how long it takes to hit an entire bucket.
Hitting drill works on weight transfer and powering through the ball, works on breaking the bad habit taught in rec. ball leagues of "squishing the bug" with their back foot.
Place ball on tee. Player gets in normal batting stance, takes approx.3 steps back toward the catcher, align bat in center of body, as player takes 3 steps forward bat/hands glide into load position, then hit ball off tee.
Tip: Player needs to think, slow feet, quick hands.
While taking grounders, fielders have three seconds to field the ball and throw a runner out at 1st base. Either the fielder, coach, or other players yell out 1-one thousand, 2-one thousand, 3-one thousand. The count starts as soon as the bat makes contact with the ball.
The object is for the throw to reach the 1st baseman before the 3 seconds are up.
Game: Each player keeps count of their own successful outs made in 3 sec.


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China raises flood alert levels along Huai River
A flooded part of China's Enshi city on July 17, 2020. Torrential rains have battered China for two weeks. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
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BEIJING (REUTERS) - China on Sunday (July 19) raised the flood alert level in the Huai River region in the country's east to Level II from Level III, the second highest on its four-tier scale, after days of torrential downpours and amid expectations of further heavy rainfall.
Ten reservoirs on the Huai River have seen water levels exceeding warning levels by as much as 6.85m, according to the Huaihe River Commission of China's Ministry of Water Resources.
The 1,000km Huai River flows through major agriculture and manufacturing hubs in Henan, Anhui and Jiangsu provinces.
Torrential rains have battered China for two weeks from Chongqing in the southwest to Shanghai on the east coast.
Several regions alongside the Yangtze River, including Wuhan city in Hubei province and in Jiangxi province, where China's largest freshwater lake is located, declared the highest flood alerts.
"Floods are occurring at the same time at the Yangtze River, Huai River and Tai Lake... The flood prevention situation is very severe," the water resources ministry said.
Water levels in the region were likely to exceed the maximum level that reservoirs can withstand, the ministry added.
At Lake Tai, on the border of the wealthy coastal provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, water levels have already risen above the safety guaranteed level, according to government data.
The summer rainy season brings floods to China almost every year but the impact of the disruption they cause is being felt further afield as Chinese goods become more important in global supply chains for various items, including personal protective equipment, vital in the fight against the novel coronavirus.


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The Military Genius of Jeanne d'Arc,
and the Concept of Victory
by Irene Beaudry
A Book Review of "Joan of Arc, A Military Leader"
by Kelly DeVries
Phoenix Mill, U.K.: Sutton Publishing, 1999,
242 pages, hardbound, $27.95
Jeanne d'Arc is one of the best-documented figures in history. Eyewitness testimonies, transcripts of her trial, and her own letters have left us a wealth of knowledge about one of the most extraordinary figures of all times. Even a cursory perusal of this documentation shows that Jeanne d'Arc was a genius whose every action exemplified the highest ideal of mankind. DeVries's book comes at a crucial time in our own history, for many lessons can, and must, be learnt from this French giant of a human being.
DeVries's book is fairly well documented—although suffering from a glaring omission of one of the most thorough and historically crucial works on Jeanne d'Arc, that being Gabriel Hanotaux's monumental work, which the French statesman wrote in 1910. Too often DeVries's conclusions are simply flat wrong. Nevertheless, his book is both handsome and a useful chronology of Jeanne's battles.
DeVries correctly situates the historical necessity of Jeanne d'Arc in his chapter, "Why Joan of Arc Was Needed." France did not exist as a nation at that time. It was a collection of principalities ruled by princes more powerful than the King. These princes, English, Burgundian, and French, had been enmired, since 1337, in the Hundred Years War, in which they routinely used their subjects as cannon fodder. By the 1420s, the French forces were demoralized, and decimated to the point of conceding defeat to the invading English forces, and their allies from the French royal house of Burgundy. A bestial culture ruled Europe at that point: Imperial law mandated that man was an animal, and it seemed that nothing in the world could change this fixed oligarchical condition.
Then, in 1429, a young peasant girl burst on the scene, and, through her determination and genius, changed not only the course of the Hundred Years War, but also wrenched all of humanity out of the orbit of feudalism, into the light of the Golden Renaissance. It was the power of her ideas, and the passions with which she fought for them, that incited kings to bend to her will, hardened generals to follow her, and the masses to take action, and fight for a country that for the first time, they realized belonged to them.
Although DeVries does not disclose the known facts of Jeanne's background other than the "legend" of her divine inspiration, it is known from other sources, that Jeanne's education must have come from the circles of the Brethren of the Common Life. This was the same religious order, devoted to providing superior education to children of all classes, that educated the great Cardinal Nicholas of Cusa, Thomas à Kempis, and the father of the first nation-state, King Louis XI of France, who owed his throne directly to Jeanne. Evidence shows that Jeanne's parents and brothers were very much a part of Jeanne's conspiracy to free France. It is also known, that the religious order of the Monks of St. Augustine played a pivotal role in this mission.
Jeanne's mission was twofold: By 1428, the English and Burgundians had secured the entirety of northern France. Their siege of the Loire Valley city of Orléans was undertaken to remove the last obstacle to finishing off their takeover of France. The citizens of Orléans heroically resisted the Anglo-Burgundian besiegers, but were on the verge of defeat. Jeanne understood that lifting the siege would have to deliver a double blow: It would have to free the city, and also, would have to bring a halt to the gentlemanly sport of continuous warfare, which had cost so many lives, military and civilian. A crushing blow was urgent and vital; however, since none was coming from the King, Jeanne deployed herself to carry out that task.
Secondly, Jeanne understood the strategic urgency of quickly securing the official coronation of the King at the Cathedral of Reims, where all of France's kings had been consecrated, in order to lay to rest the Anglo-Burgundian claim that the Dauphin (as France's Crown Princes are known) was illegitimate. Jeanne was no monarchist; as she is reported to have told Bertrand de Poulengy, esquire of the King of France, "The kingdom did not belong to the Dauphin but to her Lord and that the Lord wanted the Dauphin to be made King."
The Battle of the Herrings
DeVries recounts the popular version of how Jeanne attained an audience with the Dauphin Charles VII, but he does not fully understand the political faction to which Jeanne belonged.
Her first task was to travel north from her home in Domrémy, to the fortified town of Vaucouleurs, in order to bring news to Robert de Baudricourt, the only military chief in that part of the country still loyal to the Dauphin, of the devastating Battle of the Herrings, just north of Orléans. In this battle, the French had intended to cut off supplies from reaching the besieging English forces. Even though the French forces greatly outnumbered the English, and could have deployed cannon artillery, against the English longbows, the English won the battle and General Sir John Fastolf was able to resupply the English siege forces around Orléans. The reason was that the French, commanded by nobility, did not use their artillery to advantage, deploying instead the tactic of attack and retreat at will, thereby fatally weakening their position, despite their superior forces and weaponry.
The defeat marked a breaking point in the demoralization of the French. Action to reverse the course was imperative: Hence, Jeanne travelled to the garrison town of Vaucouleurs, where she briefed not only Baudricourt on the crisis, but also, in the public marketplace, she briefed the townsfolk, whom she was thus able to rally to her cause. Thus, also, she secured from Baudricourt the permission she needed to confront the Dauphin, as well as to muster troops who would accompany her the 300 miles though enemy territory to Charles VII's residence in Chinon.
At the royal residence, Jeanne continued to make public, noisy interventions as to the necessity of liberating Orléans and having the Dauphin crowned King at Reims. She was the only military leader whose faction had no other agenda than the liberation of France. It was clear that, if there were any chance of saving the nation, some radical, revolutionary action had to be taken. After much delay and bureaucratic footdragging, Charles finally gave Jeanne a commission to lift the siege at Orléans and to resupply its desperate people.
Immediately, Jeanne found herself locking horns with the aristocratic commanders of the French army whose habitual method of engagement was attack/retreat, rather than to deploy all-out for victory. These commanders had tremendous difficulty understanding that Jeanne was determined to actually fight and win, rather than engage in the outmoded rules of gentlemanly combat that had decimated so many men on both sides. She ran roughshod over their objections, not only citing the authority of God for her action, but also confronting every objection by a personal demonstration that her method led to victory.
Upon arriving at Orléans, Jeanne sent a letter to the English, making her declaration of unremitting war:
Jesus-Maria, King of England, and you, duke of Bedford, you call yourself regent of the kingdom of France, you, William de la Pole, Sir John Talbot, and you, Sir Thomas Scales, who call yourself lieutenant of the aforesaid duke of Bedford, render your account to the King of Heaven. Surrender to the Maid, who is sent from God, the King of Heaven, the keys to all the good cities that you have taken and violated in France. She has come here from God to proclaim the blood royal. She is entirely ready to make peace, if you are willing to settle accounts with her, provided that you give up France and pay for having occupied her. And those among you, archers, companions-at-arms, gentlemen, and others who are before the city of Orléans, go back to your own countries, for God's sake. And if you do not do so, wait for the word of the Maid who will come visit you briefly, to your great damage. If you do not do so, I am commander of the armies, and in whatever place I shall meet your French allies, I shall make them leave it, whether they wish to or not; and if they will not obey, I shall have them all killed. I am sent from God, the King of Heaven, to chase you out of all France, body for body. And if they wish to obey, I shall have mercy on them. And have no other opinion, for you shall never hold the kingdom of France from God, the King of Heaven, the son of St. Mary; but King Charles, the true heir, will hold it; for God, the King of Heaven, wishes it so and has revealed through the Maid, and he will enter Paris with a goodly company. If you do not wish to believe this message from God through the Maid, then wherever we find you we will strike you there, and make a great uproar greater than any made in France for a thousand years, if you do not come to terms. And believe firmly that the King of Heaven will send the Maid more force than you will ever know how to achieve with all of your assaults on her and on her good men-at-arms; and in the exchange of blows we shall see who has better right from the King of Heaven. You, duke of Bedford, the Maid prays you and requests that you cause no more destruction. If you will settle your account, you can join her company, in which the French will achieve the finest feat in Christendom. And give answer, if you wish to make peace in the city of Orléans; and if you do not do so, be mindful soon of your great damages.
The Augustinian concept of a just war was as foreign an idea, up until this time, as the idea of a war for the general welfare of all men equal before God. Jeanne's letter declared war not just on the English, but on feudalism itself, the evil order of man subjugating man. Her conception of man was based entirely on optimism. She fully expected her enemy, because he was human, to be able to understand the error of his ways. However, if the enemy refused to understand, she was fully prepared, as she stated, to destroy him rather than allow the destruction of all of Europe.
DeVries shows crass cynicism in his refrain that Jeanne was quite willing to spill the blood of her men, because she was convinced that they would all go to Heaven for their good deeds. In fact, she was anguished by blood spilt from both sides. But she knew that, unless victory were accomplished quickly, far more blood would be spilled; that, indeed, civilization would destroy itself by its immorality. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse would thunder throughout all Europe, unless she, as sent by God, were fully obeyed, without restraint.
In Orléans, Jeanne expected her generals to launch an immediate attack on the English and Burgundians, but instead, they advised caution and delay. She was incensed. She jumped on her horse, gathered her army, and led the way to the city gates, personally demonstrating that what she was demanding could absolutely be accomplished. The mayor had been ordered to block her path. She instantly drew her sword and threatened to cut off his head, if he did not lower the drawbridge. He did so, and Jeanne led the charge, while the aristocratic generals scrambled to keep up with her.
In the bloody battle that ensued, she was wounded. Despite her wound, she returned the next day to fight again, and again led the attack to victory. By the end of the day, she knew the English were defeated.
On the third day, the English assembled in battle formation, with rows of longbowsmen behind a barrier of sharpened stakes in the ground pointing toward the enemy, a defensive method that depended on the French attacking them. Using the principle of the flank, Jeanne exploited that weakness, by, likewise, arranging her army in battle formation, whence she had them wait, facing the English. The English did not know what to do. They were so confounded by this dramatic change of the rules of warfare, that, after standing and facing the French for some time, they retreated, conceding the victory. On that day, not one shot was fired, nor sword drawn. Jeanne's method again proved to be superior.
DeVries's claim that the Battle of Orléans was the bloodiest of the Hundred Years War may be true, but, then, this was the first battle in which a winning tactic was deployed, rather than adhering to traditional rules of combat. Jeanne's purpose was to win the war quickly, not to prolong it.
Her stunning victory turned the tide of a century of war. The pattern of French defeat and English might was reversed in a single blow by the daring and decisive Jeanne d'Arc. From that point onward, there was no question that Jeanne was totally in charge of the French army, its strategy, and tactics. She gained the trust and admiration of the aristocratic generals, and the love of the ordinary soldiers.
Jeanne immediately wanted to march on Reims to have the Dauphin crowned and consecrated as King. However, again, she had to do battle with Charles's advisers and generals, who counselled him to attack the enemy-held area of Normandy. Jeanne's argument ultimately won out; had it not, France would have been lost. Even though Charles had been named King some years earlier, he had no real power, except over a few provinces. The Rectors at the University of Paris, who in 1431 burnt Jeanne at the stake, had concocted the legalism of a Double Monarchy, whereby the King of England was also the King of France. For Jeanne to have Charles consecrated at Reims Cathedral would deliver a devastating blow to the English and their Burgundian partners.
But, to reach Reims meant clearing a path through the mostly strongly fortified Anglo-Burgundian territory. DeVries's description of this campaign through the Loire Valley, demonstrates Jeanne as a brilliant strategist, and valorous commander, always personally leading her men into battle, always setting out for them the goal of attaining victory.
The Artillery Revolution
Jeanne's use of cannon artillery revolutionized the science of warfare and changed the fate of nations. She was especially skillful in placing her artillery. Although, before Jeanne took command, the French had had cannons and artillery, it was her genius in deploying them, that altered the course of the warfare so dramatically, for it was well-placed artillery that had enabled the French to defeat the famous English archers.
As the Duke of Alençon testified: "In everything that she did, apart from the conduct of the war, Joan was young and simple; but in the conduct of war she was most skillful, both in carrying the lance herself, in drawing up the army in battle order, and in placing the artillery. And everyone was astonished that she acted with such prudence and clear-sightedness in military matters, as cleverly as some great captain with twenty or thirty years experience; and especially in the placing of artillery, for in that she acquitted herself magnificently."
The stunning success of the Loire campaign depended on proper use of artillery, and also on Jeanne's ability to instill the concept of unified command in her army. Previously, lacking leadership, the French soldiers would attack and retreat at will. With Jeanne's firm and decisive leadership, they came to know the discipline of attacking as a united force, and retreating only when ordered to do so. Thus, the French were able to repeatedly pound holes in enemy lines and rout them. In this way, the Maid of Orléans cleared the path to Reims.
Once the King was crowned, Jeanne set her eyes immediately on the march to take Paris, where the Burgundians had established a stronghold. Inexplicably, the King temporized; in fact, he had agreed to a deal with his enemies, which had allowed them time to fortify Paris. When, finally, the King gave the order to attack, Jeanne's army was unable to storm through the defenses. Jeanne was again wounded in the battle. As was her wont, she returned to battle the next day, only to learn that the weak-willed King had called for retreat. Charles negotiated another deal with his enemies, and disbanded her army.
Jeanne was furious. Not only was Paris lost to the enemy, but also most of the towns along the Loire River that she had liberated, were now handed back to the Anglo-Burgundians. Her army disbanded, she was on her own, ignored and certainly reviled by her enemies in the court. In the Spring of 1430, the King admitted that his war-by-diplomacy was a failure. However, he did not realize just how tragic his error was, of cutting off Jeanne. Had she had her way, Paris would have been freed. But more significantly, Jeanne's entire military career had demonstrated conclusively, that had she remained making the strategic decisions, and personally leading her men into battle, the Hundred Years War would have come to an abrupt end, then, rather than 24 years later.
Capture at Compiègne
After Jeanne's betrayal by the very King she had fought to crown, the Burgundians moved to lay siege to the strategic city of Compiègne, just north of Paris. Jeanne could no longer be restrained in her enforced idleness: As at Orléans, the patriotic forces inside Compiègne resisted heroically, despite the fact that Charles had ceded to the Burgundians, but the city's inhabitants needed reinforcements quickly. Hanotaux reports that Compiègne was the command center of all communications between Duke Philip of Burgundy and his stronghold at Paris. Freeing Compiègne would cut his line of communication. She immediately organized a battalion of Italian mercenaries, leading them to Compiègne, which she was able to enter. DeVries charges that Jeanne committed treason, because she left for Compiègne without permission from the King. In fact, it is obvious that it was King Charles VII who had committed the treason, by disbanding the army that had brought him victory.
In order for his siege on Compiègne to succeed, Duke Philip of Burgundy amassed a huge army and artillery train, directing it entirely against Jeanne and Compiègne. Her forces fought valiantly, but since no help came from the King, she was beaten back, again and again. The Burgundian chronicles of this battle, cited by DeVries, show their reluctant admiration for this sainted warrior. When Jeanne and her army became trapped in a Burgundian ambush, the Burgundian chronicler Georges Chastellain reports that she refused to retreat, telling her men: " 'You be quiet! Their defeat depends on you. Think only of striking at them.' Even though she said this, her men did not want to believe it, and by force they made her return directly to the bridge. And when the Burgundians and English saw that she was trying to return to the town, with a great effort, they came to capture the bridge. And there was a great clash of arms."
Her only means of escape was to return into the city over the bridge, but, the Governor of Compiègne, seeing the troops coming, raised the bridge and shut the city gates, cutting off Jeanne's entry. Jeanne was captured, on May 23, 1430, and made prisoner of war. Her captor, the Duke of Luxembourg, could have set a ransom for her or set her free. The King could have negotiated to exchange some English generals whom the French held prisoner for her.
But, no one did anything at all. Soon after, the Duke of Luxembourg sold her to the English for 10,000 pieces of gold.
From January to May 1431, she was subjected to an almost daily inquisition in a kangaroo court. She was found guilty of heresy and witchcraft, and condemned to death as a witch. On May 30, 1431, Jeanne d'Arc was burnt at the stake in the public marketplace in Rouen.
DeVries's final judgment of Jeanne is shockingly cheap. His conclusion is that she only indirectly brought about end of the Hundred Years War. In fact, the tragedy is that the war could have been ended quickly, had it not been for the blindness of Charles VII. DeVries admits, although grudgingly, that Jeanne owes her renown to her military ability, and that after her death, France's military leaders did adopt her method of direct engagement/frontal assault. Jesuitically, DeVries adds that, although this tactic did indeed lead to victory, it was a costly method of fighting. But perhaps, he coyly concludes, those French leaders also believed with Jeanne, that their soldiers, should they die, would go to Heaven.
Regarding her tactic, though, DeVries is forced to admit that, "in the long run, it was more effective in wresting France from the English than any other tactic."
What he is too miserly to admit, is that Jeanne d'Arc was a genius, with an incredible force of will, enabling her to overcome any obstacle whatsoever, in her determination to fight, and achieve victory, for the general welfare. Her inspirational leadership caused great numbers of common people to join her in battle for the freedom of their country. Military leaders bent to her will. She, however, bowed to no one but God, and assumed that any ordinary person should do the same as she was doing: act on God's will. Her personal action in leading the battle, inspired the ordinary people to fight for their nation, and in so doing, they suddenly discovered the idea of the nation-state. Thanks to her, Charles VII's son, Louis XI, similarly educated as she had been, would establish the first nation-state on the foundations of Jeanne's victory.
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by Julia Halprin Jackson · May 14, 2018
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A police officer stands outside an SUV, where a young black man sits in the driver's seat. When the officer demands that the driver put his hands behind his back, the man is confused, his hands hovering mid-air.
Though this interaction may appear routine, the role-play is staged by Pamela Wiley, '72 Communication Studies. As a speech pathologist and president of the Los Angeles Speech and Language Therapy Center, Wiley has dedicated her career to providing treatment and services to people living with autism spectrum disorder and other diagnoses. In 2017, she attended a panel organized by actor and philanthropist Holly Robinson Peete featuring Charles Kinsey, an African-American therapist shot by the police while working with an autistic client in 2016. The panel also included two retired law enforcement officers. Struck by the role that race and disability sometimes play in interactions with the police, Wiley decided to develop a training program. Together with Peete and retired lieutenant Stan Campbell, Wiley leads Spectrum Shield, a weekend-long workshop that pairs her clients with autism with police officers.
"Just like I saw the humanity in law enforcement, I thought it was important for the police to see the humanity in our kids, especially our kids of color," says Wiley. "The goal is to keep them safe with law enforcement, but also to keep law enforcement safe with them."
After the inaugural workshop, Wiley's clients drove away with techniques for interacting with officers and officers learned that autism manifests in many behaviors and abilities. The program is one of many that Wiley has developed over the last 40 years at her practice, which she founded because she was frustrated by the lack of resources for families of color.
"My kids will tell you in a heartbeat that autism is a label and it does not define their potential," she says. "We have a lot to learn from these kids—and they have a lot to contribute to society. We just have to properly prepare them and open the door."
Read about Wiley's collaboration with actress Holly Robinson Peete in "When Autism Grows Up—and Encounters Cops," published in The ASHA Leader.
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*Note: If you're currently pregnant and you feel feelings of immense frustration and terror when moms share their birth stories, click away from here and go to your happy place on Pinterest or something. While I don't consider my experience to have been all that bad or scary, I know it can 100% sound that way to a super hormonal first time mom. So go grab yourself some chocolate and we can swap stories later.
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Baby Elliott (2 t's, y'all) has arrived! He showed up rather surprisingly on September 24th, 2014 at 12:16am, weighing in at 8lbs 1oz. He is perfection.
My Plan: Labor peacefully at home, handling the contractions like a boss.
What Actually Happened: My water broke while watching TV; struggled to handle the contractions in any kind of boss-like capacity.
This moment was 1 of 2 times where I felt like I was in a movie. Nothing was going on, we were watching TV, everything was calm, then – POP. And I didn't even get a chance to acknowledge what was happening before I was doubled over in pain yelling at Will that this was it. So much for laboring at home concentrating on those cleansing breaths I had learned in birthing class. It was "GET ME TO THE HOSPITAL" and "THIS HURTS" time in a mere 5 seconds.
Out for a walk with MONSTER HANDS about 45 minutes before I went into labor.
My Plan: Calmly and casually walk out the door with hospital bag in tow. Easily catch every green light.
What Actually Happened: Chaos, panic, red lights.
And this moment was 2 of 2 times where I felt like I was in a movie.
The second my water broke, our apartment went from a place of peace and relaxation to a lot of yelling (me) and running around (Will). We of course hit nearly every red light on the way to the hospital which, now that we're no longer in that moment, was comical. My face was pressed up against my window as I endured contraction after contraction, and poor Will was trying to not completely drive over the people in front of him while at the same time remind me to breathe in and out.
My Plan: Go straight to Labor & Delivery.
What Actually Happened: UMMMMMMM, whoever thought it was a brilliant idea to have laboring ladies fill out paperwork upon arrival was insane. Why don't doctors have you fill out this stuff ahead of time? Shouldn't they be hyper-aware of how hard it is to read, initial, sign and date a bunch of medical papers during contractions? SHOULDN'T THEY? Sorry. I'm still bitter.
Anyway, after I filled out a bunch of paperwork, I was finally admitted and moved to Labor & Delivery. Will unpacked all of the items necessary to get me through labor while the nurses got me situated on the world's most uncomfortable bed.
My Plan: Au naturale. No medical interventions unless absolutely necessary.
What Actually Happened: An absolutely necessary epidural.
From the beginning of my pregnancy, I was totally against getting an epidural only because to me, getting a needle inserted into my spine was much scarier and more painful than labor itself. (HA.) So Will and I, with the help of our birthing class teacher, readied ourselves for natural labor. We learned all of the labor exercises, bought an exercise ball, stocked up on high protein snacks. Will even made me an 8.5 hour playlist so I could distract myself from the pain by belting out Beatles tunes and swaying to the soothing goodness of Bon Iver. We were prepared.
This is the most intense part of labor. Contractions are usually very strong, coming every two and a half to three minutes or so and lasting a minute or more, and you may start shaking and shivering…. You may feel nauseated or even vomit now.
Sounds dreadful. And it was – because the above description was me after just 3 hours of labor, yet I was nowhere close to the finish line. By the time the doctor came in to meet me for the first time (my original doctor was out of town), I was best friends with the room's trashcan. Will and I tried everything to lessen the intensity, but I didn't know how much more I could take. During a brief pause in which I wasn't on the brink of screaming, the doctor asked me if I knew how long an average first time labor lasted. I managed to squeak out, "12 to 16 hours" before diving back inside the trashcan. He nodded silently and waited for me to come back up for air to ask for an epidural.
Life was much easier after that.
My Plan: Have him then hold him.
What Actually Happened: Elliott was a meconium baby, meaning he performed his first bathroom incident while he was still in my stomach. Or in plain English – he pooped. It wasn't a huge concern, but sometimes babies can inhale the mess along with the amniotic fluid, and that can pose some problems. To be safe, NICU was called into my room and were on standby in case Elliott needed additional and immediate assistance. Thankfully there were no complications due to the meconium, but to be on the safe side, the NICU staff took him to the other side of the room to clean him out. After he was good to go there, they went ahead and weighed him, measured him, etc. He was probably with the staff for 15 minutes but it felt like an hour. Will stood by his side the whole time though and was the first to hold him. Though I was disappointed I couldn't snuggle Elliott as soon as I would've liked, it was a sweet and special moment for Will that both of us will always treasure.
– Contractions are indescribably painful which is why I am thankful 100 times over for God's wisdom in making it so that I don't remember the pain at all, otherwise Elliott would be an only child.
– No matter how perfect you make your birth plan, chances are you won't be needing it because babies and bodies are unpredictable.
– Labor goes faster when you have a solid support system helping you through it. Big love to my husband, mother-in-law and best friend for keeping me entertained, refreshing my ice chips and holding that green bag for me while I puked. You all deserve gold medals.
– The epidural was not nearly as bad as I thought it would be, though it did give me great insight into what it's like to be a 90 year old woman.
– I've never appreciated a single sip of water as much as I did when I was finally allowed to have one after Elliott was born. Rag water isn't very satisfying.
– That first glimpse of Elliott, even though he looked like a chubby-cheeked discolored alien, was the most beautiful sight I've ever seen in my life. "Love at first sight" is a real thing.
So that's my story. It only took me 3 weeks to get this thing written which means you can probably expect the next post to be written in, oh, 2 months from now?


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Maybe because of my "Amazonianness" and my "woodsy" spirit, from the beginning of my [spiritual] journey I have always been touched by Paul's statement that nature groans while waiting for liberation because it is in a state of bondage; and that such bondage wasn't imposed on it by any wrongdoing of its own choice, but by someone else's vanity. 1
That's where a good deal of my ecological feeling comes from. However, I was still unable to figure out which historical scenario Paul could have witnessed that made him catch that glimpse.
A revelation and a glimpse. A glimpse and a revelation.
It's this way because for me, a son of the 20th century and an invader of the 21st century, it's easy to read those words and give them an awesome meaning based on my own global and cosmic perception as a son of this global and cosmic time. To me it's easy to see that the human presence on the Earth is the tyranny of vanity over life and nature. I can see that. But how could Paul see that? Because in his days, nature, from an ecological perspective, wasn't totally smashed by people's vanity yet. The Earth itself owned its larger portion, and nature still belonged to itself in significant freedom.
I say so because I don't believe Paul received messages as if he were a medium. He wasn't in a trance when he received revelations. They sprang in his conscience. It was like an inner explosion of light that eventually settled down as a spiritual understanding. However, in order to be able to state that nature was subjected to vanity, and do so with a feeling that expresses itself as cosmic — as is with the "feeling" in Romans 8 —, if not by a vision or through psychic abilities, one could only do that if he had been exposed to some overwhelming scenario that stirred the feeling quite well so that the concept could be well demonstrated too.
And where could this "vision" have come from to Paul about the subjection of nature to people's vanity?
Well, it's known that among the elegant cruelties of the esthetic-based, hedonistic Roman society, there were battles between gladiators and beasts. These shows had a major social, political and psychological significance. And there was a linkage between them. It all was linked by blood and laughter.
In the surroundings of Rome there were vivariums (zoos) with animals like elephants, tigers, lions, deer, rhinoceroses, and many other creatures. They were brought from several different places in the Roman Empire and were kept there, in great heaps, within reasonable room, eating sentenced men in order to give them an appetite to devour gladiators in the arena.
In fact, there were men who sought the emperor's favors by continually promoting this kind of entertainment, for even the act of stirring up the beasts' taste for the human flesh was carried out as a show in which the criminals were laid down to be eaten by the awfully starving beasts in front of an overexcited audience.
A part of the emperor's power came from the art of entertaining!
It's said that half of the days of the year were filled with this kind of fun and slaughter.
Then, when the animals had become quite "felinely homicidal" they were taken to fight with armed, skilled gladiators.
Thousands of beautiful, gorgeous, rare animals from distant lands were killed under the frenzy of crowded arenas and the noise of deadly scoffs turned into fun.
The rotation of animals in the Roman vivariums was huge. In this way, the animals in Paul's days experienced one of the wickedest demonstrations of Vanity's rule over Nature.
I'm quite sure that such shows must have deeply impressed Paul's mind. That's why it was only natural and proper for him to say, "…nature groans … travails in pain … was subjected to vanity … because of him who subjected it".
If we take into account all the datable time of life on the Earth, we will see that from the most primitive forms of existence up to humankind, billions of years passed. Our existence happens on the sixth day. And if we took 1 hour as a reference measure for the entire time of life on the Earth, the human existence would have begun in the last 8 seconds.
That's just it: All of the few thousand years of our existence on the Earth would be equivalent to mere 8 seconds if life as a whole on the Earth were measured from the beginning by taking 1 hour as a time scale!
However, in this 8-second period we've proved ourselves the greatest evil that ever came on the Earth.
If whales could think, they'd say, "And God made the devil"—referring to man. And all the other animals on the Earth would say the same, except for the ones that lost their identity and became "domestic" and dependant on their masters.
The worst thing is that in less than 10 per cent of just 1 of our 8-second existence on the Earth, we managed to devise a system that is able to destroy, by itself, all the natural balance and wipe out a great part of life, especially our own life.
From Nature's point of view, nothing more stupid ever happened on the Earth than the creation of "intelligence" — the human intelligence.
In fact, humans are the planet's cancer, nature's AIDS, the ecosystem's Spanish flu, the existence's bubonic plague.
If humans will judge angels, 2 let's be aware, though, that creatures — all of them, including planktons, crustaceans, snails and earthworms — will judge humans.
"Then I saw another Angel flying in mid-air, and he had the eternal gospel to proclaim … He said in a loud voice: 'Fear God and give him glory … Worship him who made the heavens, the earth, the sea and the springs of water.'" (Revelation 14:6-7) — this John saw as a serious warning in the Apocalypse of our own actions.
Humans woke up from their sleep of innocence and started the destruction of the Earth!
Who can deny that such a beast, besides being intelligent, is stupid as well? And that besides being smart, is idiotic as well? And that besides being beautiful, is diabolical as well? And that besides being loving to his/her own, is a ravenous cancer to everything else as well? And that besides being human, is his/her own worst enemy as well?—yes, his own enemy and an enemy of life itself?
Yes, who can deny that humans are sinners? They are the cannibals of life!
Even beasts convict us concerning sin!
1. See Romans 8:19-22
2. See 1 Corinthians 6:3
From the original: "QUANDO AS ANTAS FOREM OS JUÍZES DOS HOMENS"
Translated by F. R. Castelo Branco | February 2007
First posted in Portuguese in October 2004
THE LAW OF GRACE
A RESPONSE TO CALAMITY
MY HUSBAND AND I LOVE EACH OTHER BUT WE WANT TO LIVE IN SEPA
THE LIGHT OF YOUR BODY
YOUR BETTER IS IN YOUR WORSE
BAD THINGS THAT COME WHEN YOU DO GOOD
JESUS AND THE FLESHLY


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For Special Education Teacher, 'Every Day Is Precious'
Published October 5, 2012 at 12:01 AM EDT
Ken Rensink found his calling, teaching special education, after a debilitating accident when he was 19. Now 47, he talked about his journey with friend and colleague Laurel Hill-Ward at StoryCorps in Chico, Calif.
Ken Rensink's path to special education teaching began when he was 19, just one day after he completed his training for the U.S. Army Reserves. He fell asleep at the wheel of his car, hit a telephone pole and nearly lost his life.
"I was paralyzed from the waist down," Ken told friend Laurel Hill-Ward, a Chico State University professor who trains special education teachers. "My left arm was so weak, I could barely hold a plastic cup of water."
After a long stay in the ICU, Ken eventually moved to a live-in rehabilitation center. He was told he could be out in nine months if he worked really hard. "I did it in five weeks," he says.
It took 15 years for Ken to return to the workforce. People had suggested he consider teaching special education, so he decided to give it a try. Today, he's in his 12th year as a special education teacher, teaching 11th- and 12th-grade students at Williams Junior/Senior High in Williams, Calif.
"Do you think, because of your perseverance and subsequent success, sometimes you're tougher on your students than some [other] high school special ed teachers?" Laurel asks.
"I think so, yes," Ken says. "But by the time they get to me in high school, many of these kids, they've been told for so many years that they're failures. I'm trying to help create folks who will not get rolled by life, but will roll over life.
"Or in my case, roll through life," says Ken, who has used a wheelchair since his accident.
"I had a really difficult student one time," Ken recalls. "I was working him hard; he was a senior, and it was getting close to graduation. And one morning before school, I passed him in the hallway, and I could smell alcohol on his breath."
"I'm supposed to turn students in," Ken says. "However, I know if I do that, this kid's going to be suspended. I knew where he was academically — and this could very well be the straw that breaks his academic camel's back.
"And I thought, 'Well, school doesn't start till 8 o'clock, and this is a little before 8.' So I said, 'Look, if you stay here on campus, I or another teacher are going to have to turn you in. Go home. And don't ever do it again.' "
Years later, Ken was outside the school when a big white truck pulled up — and that student climbed out. "And he comes up to me and shakes my hand, and I said, 'I'm sure glad I didn't turn you in.' "
"He said, 'I never did thank you for that, did I, Mr. R?' "
"Actually, you did," Ken replied.
"And he looked at me funny and he goes, 'How do you mean?' "
"You're driving a big white truck," Ken told him. "You got a job. You did pay me back."
Ken, known as a strict teacher who demands results, is well-respected by his students and colleagues. "You are truly one of the best special ed teachers I have ever known," Laurel tells him.
"I should have died at age 19," Ken replies. "So, every day is precious. Use them well."
Audio produced for Morning Edition by Jud Esty-Kendall.


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Q: Build failing for Android target on Tools for Apache Cordova - Visual studio Professional 2015 There is a cordova project developed using Visual Studio - Tools for Apache Cordova (TACo).
While building the project for iOS target, we are able to get the build and debug successfully, on simulator as well on real iOS device.
But while building the same for Android target, it is working with Ripple browser emulators but it is not working with Android emulator or Android real devices.
I have tried updating environment variables manually as well through VS > Tools > Options > Tools for Apache Cordova  > Environment Variables Overrides option, which includes

*

*ADT_HOME /* This is basically android path */

*ANT_HOME

*GIT_HOME

*JAVA_HOME

I have also verified ANDROID_PATH environment variable value in System Variables, and checked in command prompt using "echo %ANDROID_HOME%", it prints: C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk;

VS > Tools > Options > Tools for Apache Cordova  > Environment Variables Overrides

Require guidance where should the change is required.
Here is the Build error log:

MSBUILD : cordova-build error : Android SDK not found. Make sure that it is installed. If it is not at the default location, set the ANDROID_HOME environment variable.
                       Android SDK not found. Make sure that it is installed. If it is not at the default location, set the ANDROID_HOME environment variable. (TaskId:10)
                     Done executing task "MdaVsCli" -- FAILED. (TaskId:10)
Done building target "BuildMDA" in project "MyProjectName.jsproj" -- FAILED.: (TargetId:11)
Project Performance Summary:
       4704 ms  C:\MyProjectDir\MyProjectName.jsproj   1 calls
                 4704 ms  build                                      1 calls

A: The issue was related to Environment Variable only. I used to add semicolon at the end of all the file locations, but for JAVA_HOME, if we add semicolon it is not working with VS TACo.
Hence, i removed the semicolon from the end, and now the JAVA_HOME looks like this:
JAVA_HOME = C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jdk1.8.0_60
App is now working with Android simulator as well.

A: The recent Android SDK tools removed the android command.
This issue is resolved recently in Cordova. Check out this link for more info on this
You can also downgrade your tools to a version where the android was still available.
Hope it helps


Doris Irene Adams, 99, of Holton, passed away Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019, at Medicalodges Jackson County in Holton.
She was born March 26, 1919, in Granada, the daughter of Roscoe and Artemicia "Artie" (Williams) Guffy.
Doris attended grade school in Granada. She was a homemaker, worked for Slimaker Dress Factory in Holton and also for Sutton's Deli in Topeka. Doris's passion was cooking; she assisted with many funeral dinners at Larkinburg Christian Church. She also enjoyed reading her Bible.
Doris married Leonard Andrew Adams on Oct. 29, 1937, in Horton. They celebrated more than 47 years of marriage. He preceded her in death on April 7, 1985. She was also preceded in death by a daughter, Carol Naftzger; a son, Harold Adams; five sisters, Marjorie Coanda, Ruth Prevatte, Vivian Reeves, Mildred Banks and Gladys Bontrager; and four brothers, Boyd, George, Keith and Wesley Guffy.
Survivors include her daughters, Virginia Monson and Sharon Bohannon (Bill), all of Holton; her brother, Max Guffy of Topeka; 11 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and 22 great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 7 at the Larkinburg Christian Church. Private family burial will be held at a later date in Wetmore Cemetery. Doris will lie in state through Wednesday at Mercer Funeral Home in Holton.


If I were Microsoft, and I had created Internet Explorer 6, I'd hire the most charming person in the world to go out and convince people that they should start using Internet Explorer again. It turns out that Microsoft are about as smart as I am (nearly though, not quite) and they sent Martin Beeby and the Ubelly team to WordCamp Portsmouth UK to convince the UK WordPress community that a) Microsoft are very very sorry about Internet Explorer 6, b) Internet Explorer 9 is great, and c) Internet Explorer 10 will be AWESOME.
I interviewed Martin about Internet Explorer 6, IE 10 and WordPress.
Be sure to keep an eye out for Phil's article later this week about WordPress and Windows.


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Egyptians Learning the Messiness of Democracy as Elections Loom
tags: democracy, elections, Islamists, NDP, Salafis, Steven A. Cook
Elections are going to be pretty different this time around with no predetermined results...
I've been thinking about Steven A. Cook's contention that Egypt is not in a crisis; it's pretty much where we would expect it to be at this point in a political transition of this magnitude. What's making me think about it is watching the political blocs struggle with each other over acceptable power sharing.
American students often find parliamentary systems confusing. Dozens of political parties, some extremely small or highly localized, vie for seats. It's very democratic (perhaps more so than our two-party system), but it can be amazingly inefficient, especially because it's easy to end up with no party having enough votes to form a government. Israel, for instance, is notorious for never having one party win enough seats to form a government.
So what the party with the most votes has to do is share power with other parties that have even fewer votes so that, when all these Parliamentary seats are added together, there are enough to form a government.
Egypt is in the first throws of having to actually think about how to form multiple party political blocs. With the exception of the El-Ghad party in 2005, the other parties received one or two seats in most elections as a mere courtesy of Mubarak's National Democratic Party (the Muslim Brotherhood could not even run as a party and had to run its candidates in 2005 as independents).
So the Egyptian political parties–of which there are dozens–are starting to form political blocs. And unform them. And reform them…
On Oct. 14th, we read in Al-Masry Al-Youm that four parties – the Socialist Popular Alliance, the Egyptian Socialist Party, the Salam, and the Tayyar – pulled out of "the Egyptian Bloc" because it was running some candidates who had previously run for the National Party. The Social Popular Alliance Party announced that it would form a new bloc to take part in the elections. Among those expected to join are the Revolution Youth Coalition as well as the Egyptian Socialist, the Egyptian Current and the Egypt Freedom parties..
The Egyptian Bloc–the main secular party alliance, headed by Naguib Sawiris's Free Egyptians Party–meanwhile denied that it is running any former NDP Candidates. It still has 18 members.
The Islamic parties aren't doing any better. The Democratic Alliance, led by the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party, has lost more than half its original members. First, it lost the venerable Wafd party. Then it lost two Salafi parties, Al-Assala and Al-Fadila, having been insulted by being offered a mere 8 seats each out of the list of 80 they'd hoped to run.
A rush of others followed. The bloc dropped from 40 to 16 in just days. It might have been 15, because the Islamic Gamaa' party also threatened to pull out, but was kept by a promise to run for 11% of the bloc's candidate list.
But a story in the Saudi-owned Elaph website October 18 claims the Muslim Brotherhood is taking these defections in stride. With Muslim Brotherhood members recently elected to leadership roles in several syndicates, they figure they are poised for electoral success in both the Shura and the People's Assembly.
The Wafd Party, meanwhile, has seen two high level officials resign, arguing that the party had failed to take a leadership role in the uprisings, and continued to lag behind the times.
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